Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefit
Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost pets
Allowing AI firms to collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous proposition Tech CEOs banding together is an old ruse recycled from corporate America to get a pass from antitrust laws
Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its grid
Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech New laws coming into force this week aim to streamline age checks although old-style plastic IDs will still be allowed
AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’
Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde Central bank chief says continent’s AI dependency could give trade partners unprecedented leverage in negotiations
‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response
OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers
AI will transform capitalism – but how? Technology is going to drastically reshape the economy, and it’s within our power to decide what that looks like
‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course
Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads Exclusive: Supermarket joins line of firms and sports stars including Bellingham and Haaland to have their image hijacked via ads
Apple’s new CEO introduces himself at annual showcase: ‘I continue to be inspired every single day’ John Ternus helms his first major event as head of $4.5tn company, where he announces first foldable iPhone
Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts
UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says